People don't want to see BNP in power, says Hanif

KUSHTIA, Jan 22 (BSS): Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif said on Monday the country's people do not want to see any corrupt government, led by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in power."People of the country will prove in the next general election that they do not want any...

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Tarique not involved, defence claims

Tarique Rahman's defence team has begun presenting its arguments in the August 21 grenade attack case, reports bdnews24.com.Tarique's state-appointed defence counsel Abul Kalam Akhtar Hossain claimed his client had nothing to do with the planned attack on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The lawyer presented his case between 1:45pm and 2:45pm on...

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No polls with BNP leaders, activists in jail: Fakhrul

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir warned on Monday his party will not allow the government to hold the next general election keeping the party's leaders and activists in jail, reports UNB."Around 78,000 cases have been filed against over 0.75 million (7.5 lakh) BNP leaders and activists. Our Chairperson...

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Pro-AL panel sweeps DU registered graduate polls

Awami League-backed Gonotantrik Oikya Parishad swept the registered graduate representatives' poll to Dhaka University (DU) Senate, reports BSS.After count of the votes of all centres, DU pro-vice chancellor (Academic) Nasrin Ahmad announced the result on Sunday, said a press release.Candidates from the Gonotantrik Oikya Parishad bagged 24 seats out of...

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IU BCL men snatch three drug addicts from police

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Jan 22 (UNB): The activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Islamic University (IU) unit snatched away three arrested drug addicts from police on the campus on Sunday evening.Sub-inspector (SI) of IU thana Kamolesh Das said they arrested Mohaiminul Islam Limon, an outsider, Emtiaz, a student of Political...

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ICT defers charge framing against 17 war crimes suspects to February 26

A tribunal has deferred framing of charges against 17 war-crime suspects, report agencies.Salamat Ullah Khan, former chairman of Cox's Bazar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and 16 others are facing multiple charges of crimes they committed during the 1971 War of Liberation. All of them are residents of Maheshkhali in...

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Vati Bangla Jatiyatabadi Forum formed a human chain

Vati Bangla Jatiyatabadi Forum formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club in the city on Monday demanding immediate solution to water stagnation in croplands to protect farmers. — Focus Bangla

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